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Big Joe Williams and Sonny Boy Williamson

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Performer

Williamson, Sonny Boy, 1914-1948

Artist

Williams, Big Joe, 1903-1982

Performer

Williams, Big Joe, 1903-1982

Artist

Williamson, Sonny Boy, 1899-1965

Creator

Welding, Pete (liner notes)

Collection Creator

Asch, Moses
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964
Folkways Records

Collection Citation

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Contents

King Biscuit stomp --I'm a highway man --Don't you leave me here --Banta rooster blues --P vine blues --Mellow apples -- House lady blues --Baby please don't go --Stack of dollars -- Break 'em on down --Wild cow moan --Rootin' ground hog -- Somebody's been borrowing --I won't be in hard luck no more.

Track Information

101 King Biscuit Stomp / Big Joe Williams, Sonny Boy Williamson. Guitar,Harmonica. 102 I'm a Highway Man / Big Joe Williams, Sonny Boy Williamson. Guitar,Harmonica. 103 Don't You Leave Me Here / Big Joe Williams, Sonny Boy Williamson. Guitar,Harmonica. 104 Banta Rooster Blues / Big Joe Williams, Sonny Boy Williamson. Guitar,Harmonica. 105 P Vine Blues / Big Joe Williams, Sonny Boy Williamson. Guitar,Harmonica. 106 Mellow Apple Blues / Big Joe Williams, Sonny Boy Williamson. Guitar,Harmonica. 107 House Lady Blues / Big Joe Williams, Sonny Boy Williamson. Guitar,Harmonica. 201 Baby Please Don't Go / Big Joe Williams, Sonny Boy Williamson. Guitar,Harmonica. 202 Stack of Dollars / Big Joe Williams, Sonny Boy Williamson. Guitar,Harmonica. 203 Wild Cow Moan / Big Joe Williams, Sonny Boy Williamson. Guitar,Harmonica. 204 Bad and Weakhearted Blues / Big Joe Williams, Sonny Boy Williamson. Guitar,Harmonica. 205 Mean Stepfather Blues / Big Joe Williams, Sonny Boy Williamson. Guitar,Harmonica. 206 Somebody's Been Borrowing / Big Joe Williams, Sonny Boy Williamson. Guitar,Harmonica. 207 Break 'Em on Down / Big Joe Williams, Sonny Boy Williamson. Guitar,Harmonica.
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5e9f8b897-207f-47ba-889a-58df37daee4d

Local Numbers

FW-ASCH-LP-2960 Blues Classics.21

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

Berkeley, CA Blues Classics 1970

General

Program notes by Pete Welding on container. Performer(s): Blues; Big Joe Williams & Sonny Boy Williamson, vocals, guitar, harmonica. Production notes: Recorded 1937-1947.

Place

United States
Illinois
Arkansas

Topic

Blues (Music)
Guitar
Harmonica
African Americans

Performer

Williamson, Sonny Boy, 1914-1948

Artist

Williams, Big Joe, 1903-1982

Performer

Williams, Big Joe, 1903-1982

Artist

Williamson, Sonny Boy, 1899-1965

Creator

Welding, Pete (liner notes)

Culture

Americans

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / LP

Extent

1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)

Date

1970

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-2960

Type

Archival materials
Phonograph records

Collection Rights

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Restrictions

Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
CFCH.ASCH_ref17547
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CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1649170801566-1649171785777-0

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